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William Howard Taft

"I have come to the conclusion that the major part of the work of a President is to increase the gate receipts of expositions and fairs and bring tourists to town."

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"I have come to the conclusion that the major part of the work of a President is to increase the gate receipts of expositions and fairs and bring tourists to town."

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"Nothing is void of God, his work is everywhere his full of himself."

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"A serious and good philosophical work could be written consisting entirely of jokes."

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"Liberty doesn't work as well in practice as it does in speeches."

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"It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself."

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"It's just that what's important there is different there than what's important is here. Here, people care that you wrote a book or that you work in the media."

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"After an eight-hour day workers require three overtime hours to produce two regular hours of results."

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"Our boss has been so successful he deserves to retire so that he can spend more time . . . with his servants."

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"A work in which there are theories is like an object which still has its price-tag on."

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"At home I am a man, at work I am a machine."

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"There is but one way for a president to deal with Congress, and that is continuously, incessantly, and without interruption. If it is really going to work, the relationship has got to be almost incestuous."

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"No, the only things which do not bother me are the elements. I can overcome them without a fight. All one has to do to get the best of the elements is to stand pat and one will win."
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"I'll be damned if I am not getting tired of this. It seems to be the profession of a President simply to hear other people talk."
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"A government is for the benefit of all the people."
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"I am president now, and tired of being kicked around."
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"A system in which we may have an enforced rest from legislation for two years is not bad."
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"We are all imperfect. We can not expect perfect government."
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